{"product_id":"the-dyzgraphxst-paperback","title":"The Dyzgraphxst - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCanisia Lubrin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWindham-Campbell Prize, Winner\u003cbr\u003eOCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, Winner\u003cbr\u003eOCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature Poetry, Winner\u003cbr\u003eGriffin Poetry Prize, Winner\u003cbr\u003eDerek Walcott Prize for Poetry, Winner \u003cbr\u003eRebel Women Lit Caribbean Readers' Awards, Finalist\u003cbr\u003eGovernor General's Literary Award for Poetry, Finalist\u003cbr\u003eTrillium Book Award for Poetry, Finalist\u003cbr\u003eRaymond Souster Award, Longlist\u003cbr\u003ePat Lowther Memorial Award, Longlist\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 2020 Books of the Year: Editor's Picks\u003cbr\u003eCBC Best Canadian Poetry of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e Top 10 Poetry Picks of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Contributor's Edition, Best Books of 2020\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dyzgraphxst\u003c\/i\u003e presents seven inquiries into selfhood through the perennial figure Jejune. Polyvocal in register, the book moves to mine meanings of kinship through the wide and intimate reach of language across geographies and generations. Against the contemporary backdrop of intensified capitalist fascism, toxic nationalism, and climate disaster, the figure Jejune asks, \u003ci\u003ehow have I come to make home out of unrecognizability\u003c\/i\u003e. Marked by and through diasporic life, Jejune declares, \u003ci\u003eI was not myself. I am not myself. My self resembles something having nothing to do with me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCANISIA LUBRIN is a writer, editor, and teacher. Her work is published widely and has been frequently anthologized, including translations into French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Lubrin's most recent poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Dyzgraphxst\u003c\/i\u003e, was awarded the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, the Derek Walcott Poetry Prize, the Griffin Poetry Prize, and named a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry and the Trillium Book Award for Poetry, and longlisted for the Raymond Souster Award and the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. Her debut poetry collection \u003ci\u003eVoodoo Hypothesis\u003c\/i\u003e, was named a CBC Best Poetry Book, longlisted for the Gerald Lampert Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and a finalist for the Raymond Souster Award. She was a finalist for the Toronto Book Award for her fiction contribution to \u003ci\u003eThe Unpublished City: Vol 1\u003c\/i\u003e and twice longlisted for the Journey Prize. She was Writer in Residence at Queen's University in 2019 and was named a Writers' Trust 2020 Rising Star. In 2021, Lubrin was a recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph. Her fiction debut, \u003ci\u003eCode Noir, \u003c\/i\u003e is forthcoming from Knopf Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757385974048,"sku":"9780771048692","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bbac7e187c8805e6ea32a7a19a83c282.webp?v=1780101037","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-dyzgraphxst-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}